new venture 44FLOOD + Kickstarter launch for anthology TOME
This year’s TOME will focus on the theme of VAMPIRISM. Modern popular culture has shown us all kinds of depictions of vampires, from the silly to the subdued. The artists in TOME will each take 3-5 pages to explore what we think is a unique and relevant take on vampirism as a whole, including the misuse of power and the objectification and exploitation of others. And at the conclusion of each artist’s contribution, they’ll have a one-page interview conducted by another artist to continue their artistic exploration.
The artists in TOME so far are:
- Ashley Wood (artist, writer) – Lore, Hellspawn, 3A Toys
- Ben Templesmith (artist, writer) – 30 Days of Night, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Fell
- Bill Sienkiewicz (artist, writer) – Elektra: Assassin, Stray Toasters
- Chet Zar (fine artist, SFX artist) – Tool music videos, Hellboy I & II motion pictures
- David Stoupakis (artist) – Korn album cover artist
- George Pratt (artist, writer) – Enemy Ace: War Idyll, Sandman, Wolverine: Netsuke
- Guillermo Rigattieri (fine artist)
- Kasra Ghanbari (writer, art agent) – MONOCYTE, Drawing the Line Again Anthology
- Matthew Bone (fine artist)
- menton3 (artist, writer, musician) – ZvR, Silent Hill, MONOCYTE, Saltillo
- Richard Walters (singer, songwriter, musician)
- Riley Rossmo (artist, writer) – Proof, Green Wake, Rebel Blood
- Scott Radke (fine artist) – Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland
- Steve Niles (writer) – 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre
TOME is being put together by an incredible grouping of artists, writers, and musicians who are largely contributing their work as a collective through mutual support, art exchange and trade, and other non-financial arrangements. Still, it’s quite costly to produce and print a book of this massive size and quality. At 44FLOOD, we’ve secured an excellent agreement for printing and established partial distribution.
